The lady there sold me Barricade IIs and told me over and over that there is a warranty. She even put it in the box. Well, now my shoes are detroyed after 4 months of tennis. I told her I needed some cheapies to tide me over until getting the new barricades back and she said there is no warranty on the BIIs, even though she clearly told me otherwise when I bought them.

Everybody there is super nice to me and I go there all the time. Not sure how to handle this because I would not have bought these shoes w/out a warranty. They are leather and I sweat so much I knew the leather would get worn fast and rip (which is what has happened, plus the soles are gone)It's kind of tough to call someone out, but I may have to do it. I wonder if I should email John? I don't want to cause a problem since it is the only place in town to buy gear.

I was going to buy the TW Donnay Pro One OS to have as my fun racquet and now I have to drop another 80-100 on dhoes instead...sucks!!!

I buy my cheapo New Balance shoes at the local big box store here in town. They asked me if I wanted a warranty on a $45 pair of shoes. I said no thanks and bought 2 more pairs. The first pair wore out after about 3 months. So the next time I go there, I may take them up on it, but I'm always worried about a situation like you are going through.

Lake Cane has a decent pro shop, but it is not as comprehensive as Etennis. I buy everything through TW except for items that they don't sell which I just buy at another online retailer.

They are not the same quality as typical NB shoes, so unless you get the warranty, the cost is probably the same since the more expensive NB shoes tend to last until the soles wear out. These shoes my toe was sticking out of it after 3 months!

I have tried going to the NB outlet store, but I wear a 4E wide and I can never find that in the outlets. It sucks having wide feet because it is extremely hard to find any other brand that fits my feet well.

That sucks. My arm is fine, and I am back to full poly. I think I had golfer's too..I am not sure though. Serving wrong was what got my arm. Once I fixed that, I was good. I hope it stays that way..maybe you overplayed or something?

I went to the SA and tried on the New Balances..I could not pull the trigger. Even though my barricades are completely shredded, they feel so good to play in. I guess I can't go back to cheap shoes now that I bought them..sucks. I am going to play out these barricades until they come off my feet. Maybe by then Etennis will have responded to me.

As for the golfer's elbow, that is in addition to my elbow bursitis or whatever else is going on toward the tip of my elbow. I did it using a pretty extreme continental grip hitting kick serves my last match. I may still give it a go on Saturday.

Well I think my golfer's elbow is gone now. I played a pro set Saturday and had a few aces which was nice. The tip of my elbow has some soreness, but between injuries and rain, I'm feeling pretty good except for the fact that I'm getting fatter by the day!

Power_Player, I saw that you had a question about reducing grip size on another thread that was pretty long. I tried the Laserfibre twintone replacement grips and they probably will reduce your grip size by about 1/8. Putting the replacement grip on is just like putting on an overgrip, you just have to be a little more methodical since the replacement grip has glue.

I use a 4-1/4 grip on my grips. I definitely prefer the smaller grip size.

Well the minidrama has made the local news. I think this is the best resolution. The Etennis people are a lot more connected to this area and will fix the courts. Frank would have had to deal with a lot, and he really will proably be happy about this decision down the road.

Well the minidrama has made the local news. I think this is the best resolution. The Etennis people are a lot more connected to this area and will fix the courts. Frank would have had to deal with a lot, and he really will proably be happy about this decision down the road.

Thanks for posting that. Frankie must be bummed out, but he is the front runner for OTC if they go private. Like I've said way too many times, I just do not want MG Tennis. They hog all the courts with all their kids programs at Fort Gatlin and Lake Cane.